All of the following problems lead to fingerprint evidence being imperfect and prone to error, EXCEPT:
A) latent prints are often smudged or partial.
B) if the number of matching ridge characteristics reaches 16, the two prints match.
C) there is no information on how common certain ridge characteristics are in the population.
D) each fingerprint examiner makes decisions based on his or her own perception of the fingerprints.
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